But the most significant change in modern science is not just about the amount of noise, but how we experience it. Noise is no longer understood solely as a problem that affects hearing, it is also recognised as a systemic environmental pollutant. Transport noise is now one of the leading environmental cause of illness in Europe, second only to air pollution.
As I read this, I hear the truck selling gas blasting it’s “gas for sale” tune. And the neighbor’s blasting bad music. And dogs barking.
It’s 07:00 AM.